Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar- Padilla as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
CA Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar- Padilla has filled up the position left vacant by Supreme Court Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr. who retired on May.
Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez and 5 other CA Justices were included in the nomination. – Report from Kenneth Paciente